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Pete Shelley, lead singer of Buzzcocks, dies at 63
Source: The Guardian
Pete Shelley, lead singer of Buzzcocks, dies at 63
Co-founder of seminal punk band suffered suspected heart attack
Kevin Rawlinson
Thu 6 Dec 2018 21.33 GMT Last modified on Thu 6 Dec 2018 22.07 GMT
Pete Shelley, lead singer of the punk band Buzzcocks, has died aged 63, his bandmates have said.
“It’s with great sadness that we confirm the death of Pete Shelley, one of the UK’s most influential and prolific songwriters and co-founder of the seminal original punk band Buzzcocks,” the band said on Thursday evening.
“Pete’s music has inspired generations of musicians over a career that spanned five decades and with his band and as a solo artist, he was held in the highest regard by the music industry and by his fans around the world.”
The songwriter died of a suspected heart attack on Thursday in Estonia, where he was living, according to the BBC.
Shelley wrote the band’s most famous song Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve), which was released in 1978 – about two years after Buzzcocks’ formation.
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Co-founder of seminal punk band suffered suspected heart attack
Kevin Rawlinson
Thu 6 Dec 2018 21.33 GMT Last modified on Thu 6 Dec 2018 22.07 GMT
Pete Shelley, lead singer of the punk band Buzzcocks, has died aged 63, his bandmates have said.
“It’s with great sadness that we confirm the death of Pete Shelley, one of the UK’s most influential and prolific songwriters and co-founder of the seminal original punk band Buzzcocks,” the band said on Thursday evening.
“Pete’s music has inspired generations of musicians over a career that spanned five decades and with his band and as a solo artist, he was held in the highest regard by the music industry and by his fans around the world.”
The songwriter died of a suspected heart attack on Thursday in Estonia, where he was living, according to the BBC.
Shelley wrote the band’s most famous song Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve), which was released in 1978 – about two years after Buzzcocks’ formation.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/06/pete-shelley-lead-singer-of-buzzcocks-dies-at-63
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Source: BBC
Buzzcocks singer Pete Shelley dies at 63
6 December 2018
Buzzcocks lead singer Pete Shelley has died at 63 of a suspected heart attack.
The punk band are best known for their hit, Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've).
Their management told the BBC that Shelley died on Thursday in Estonia where he was living.
BBC music correspondent Lizo Mzimba said Buzzcocks, who formed in Bolton in the 1970s, were regarded as more polished, but musically no less influential, than the Sex Pistols.
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6 December 2018
Buzzcocks lead singer Pete Shelley has died at 63 of a suspected heart attack.
The punk band are best known for their hit, Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've).
Their management told the BBC that Shelley died on Thursday in Estonia where he was living.
BBC music correspondent Lizo Mzimba said Buzzcocks, who formed in Bolton in the 1970s, were regarded as more polished, but musically no less influential, than the Sex Pistols.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46476369
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